Washing machine for washing goods in full width



A. FREYBERG 3,019,631 WASHING MACHINE FOR WASHING GOODS IN FULL WIDTHFeb. 6, 1962 Filed Oct. 29, 1959 M DI INVENTOR. ADOLF FREYBERG 3,019,631WASHING MACHINE FOR WASHING GOODS TN FULL WIDTH Adolf Freyberg, St.Tonis, near Krefeid, Germany, assignor to Joh. Kleinewefers Sohne,Krefeld, Germany Fiied Oct. 29, 1959, Ser. No. 849,557 Claims priority,application Germany Nov. 6, 1958 Claims. (Cl. 68--178) The presentinvention relates to a machine for washing full widths with one or moreserially arranged J-boxes through which the goods are passed in folds.Various types of washing machines of this general character are known.

It is an object of this invention to provide an improved simplifiedwashing machine of the above mentioned general character.

It is also an object of this invention to provide a washing machine ofthe type set forth in the preceding paragraph, which is relativelysimple in construction and highly efiicient in operation.

These and other objects and advantages of the invention Will appear moreclearly from the following specification in connection with theaccompanying drawing, in which: 7

FIG. 1 diagrammatically and partly in section shows a washing machineaccording to the present invention.

FIG. 2 illustrates on a somewhat larger scale than FIG. 1, nozzle meansand folding means for use in connection with the present invention, saidnozzle and folding means appearing in FIG. 1 in the upper left armportion of the J-boxes.

FIG. 3 is a section taken along the line III-II=I of FIG. 1.

The washing machine of the present invention is characterized primarilyby the following features. At the entrance portion of the respectiveJ-box through which the goods are to be passed there is arranged alaying or folding device for placing the goods in the J-box insuperimposed folds. Futhermore, the feeding means for fresh water isconnected to the folding device. For instance, the tilting shafts orpivots of the folding arms may be designed as feeding pipes with nozzlesfor the fresh Water.

Another feature of the washing machine according to the presentinvention consists in that at the entrance to and exit from therespective J-box there are provided beater means for purposes ofloosening the superimposed folds of the goods. Above the said beatermeans there are preferably arranged squeezer means. The Washing machineaccording to the invention furthermore comprises a spreader for thegoods, which spreader is preferably arranged above the beater means atthe exit end of the respective J-box. A washing machine according to theinvention for washing full width makes it possible to wash the goods ina minimum of time while, depending on the particular circumstancesinvolved, one J-box or a plurality of serially arranged J-boxes may beprovided. The water discharged from the respective J-box passes into atrough, channel or the like to which may be connected a tiltabledischarge, a hose or the like which will make it possible to maintain acertain variable water level in the respective J-box.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, the goods 13 to be Washed arepassed over a deviating roller 4 and a roller 5 for holding the goodsspread out in their entire width. From roller 5 the goods pass through asqueezer arrangement comprising the two rollers 6 and 7. In thissqueezer, due to the pressing of the two rollers from opposite sidesagainst the goods which are assumed to be soaked with Water, there willform a water wedge 14 adapted freely to flow toward the sides of therollers out 3,91 9&3 i Patented Feb. 6, 1 962 of the range of the pathof the goods after having passed said squeezer. From this squeezer, thegoods pass to a heater system 8 which brings about a satisfactorywithdrawal of the goods from the squeezer 6, 7 while preventing thegoods from sticking to the squeezer rollers and winding themselvesaround said roller.

Below the beater system 8 there is arranged the en trance portion of thefolding J-box '1. At this entrance portion a laying or folding device 9is located which has such an oscillation frequency and such a tiltingangle that the goods will be laid or folded in a plurality of folds 13'over the cross section of the J-box 1. In this way, too strong squeezingfolds will be avoided and as much air as possible will be entrapped inthe folded goods. This entrapment of the air and thereby of the oxygenof the air considerably speeds up and aids the dissolving out of dirt,chemicals and the like from the goods.

Water feeding means for supplying fresh water is combined with thefolding mechanism 9. To this end, the tilting shafts or pivots 10 of thefolding: device are designed as pipes With nozzles Ida (FIG. 2) so thatthe fresh water will be sprayed onto the goods 13 in the direction ofthe movement of the goods.

At the exit end of the J -box 1 there are provided two guiding bars 15through which the goods pass. A second beater system 8a is arrangedabove the exit end of the J-box 1 for purposes of loosening the folds ofthe goods which stick to each other. For the same purpose, there is alsoprovided a spreader 11 for spreading the goods, which is adapted torotate or oscillate back and forth and is arranged above the beatersystem 8a.

The goods then pass from the spreader 11 over a deviating roller 12 anda cut or arched holder 5a for holding the goods in spread-out condition.The goods then pass from holder 5a vertically downwardly into the nextsqueezer comprising the rollers 6a and 7a. From here the goods may bepassed through another beater 8b into a further J-box 1a.

The water in the barrels will, due to its own weight, flow in downwarddirection and may be discharged through openings 2, 2a into a dischargetrough, channel, or the like 3, 3a. From here the Water may bedischarged through a tiltable discharge or a hose 3' whose dischargeopening can be lifted or lowered in conformity with the desired waterlevel in the respective J-box.

The laying or folding device 9 and also the inner surfaces of theJ-boxes may be coated with a synthetic coating 16 which may consist forinstance of tetrafluorethylene.

it is, of course, to be understood that the present invention is, by nomeans, limited to the particular arrangement shown in the drawing butalso comprises any modifications within the scope of the appendedclaims.

What I claim is:

1. A washing machine for Washing webs and similar textile goods in fullwidth, which includes: at least one J-box adapted to receive washingliquid and having an entrance portion and an exit portion, squeezermeans preceding said J-box for squeezing the goods to be introduced intothe entrance portion of said J-box, first beater means interposedbetween said squeezer means and the entrance portion of said J-box foraiding in the withdrawal of said goods from said squeezer means, foldingmeans including tiltable arms arranged at the entrance portion of saidJ-box for depositing the goods in said J-box in superimposed folds,tubular means provided with perforations and forming the pivot shaftsfor said tiltable arms and being adapted to be connected to a freshwater source thereby forming fresh water feeding means for sprayingfresh water onto the goods adjacent said folding means, second beatermeans outside said J-box near the exit portion thereof for loosening thesuperimposed folds of the goods as they are being withdrawn from saidJ-box, and oscillatable spreader means arranged to receive the goodsfrom said second beater means for spreading the goods to the full widththereof.

2. A washing machine for washing webs and similar textile goods in fullWidth, which includes: at least one J-oox adapted to receive washingliquid and having entrance opening and an exit opening, means respectively arranged at said extrance opening and said exit opening'forrespectively feeding the goods to be washed into and withdrawing thewashed goods from. said J -box, and laying means arranged near saidentrance opening for folding the goods fed into said J-box in aplurality of folds across the cross section of said J-box, said layingmeans including oscillatable tubular members connectable to a freshwater supply source and provided with openings for supplying watertherethrough into said J-box, said laying means also including foldingarms connected to said tubular members for oscillation therewith.

3. A washing machine according to claim 2, which includes nozzle meansconnected to the said tubular members for supplying fresh Watertherethrough.

4. A washing machine for washing webs and similar textile goods in fullWidth, which includes: at least one J-box adapted to receive washingliquid and having an entrance opening and an exit opening, meansrespectively arranged at said entrance opening and said exit opening forrespectively feeding the goods to be washed into and withdrawing thewashed goods from said J-box, tubular means provided with perforationsand arranged within said J-box and adapted to be connected with a freshwater supply source, laying means respectively mounted on said tubularmeans and oscillatable about the axes thereof to fold the goods fed intosaid J-box in a plurality of folds across the cross section of saidJ-box, said J-box being provided with channel means communicating withthe interior of said J-box for collecting water therefrom, and tiltabledischarge means having a discharge opening selectively movable todifferent heights for varying the liquid level to be maintained in saidJ -box. 5. A washing machine according to claim 4, in which saidtiltable discharge means includes a flexible hose.

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